GP focus project under way
A project that could lead to a radical change in the way GP services are delivered in Scotland has been launched.
At least 15 practices serving some 80,000 people will take part in the trial, which is examining how the GP role can be refocused away from tasks that could be done more appropriately by other health professionals.
The project is being jointly led by BMA Scotland GPs committee, Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership, the health board, and the Scottish Government.
Under the scheme, which is being tested in Inverclyde, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, practices will work in clusters to improv...
Source: BMA News - January 25, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
